'la petite morte" refers I believe to the orgasm itself, though the interpretation of the phrase as being about a post-orgasmic depressive lull plays into the song really well.
I see it as about an inaccessible relationship complicated further by sex. I've been unclear, though, as to whether the described trip to the mountain is supposed to be during the eruption, or whether being there is just a reminder of it - possibly like being around someone you slept with but couldn't be with, and being reminded of that heat. Maybe it's a little bit of both.
'la petite morte" refers I believe to the orgasm itself, though the interpretation of the phrase as being about a post-orgasmic depressive lull plays into the song really well.
I see it as about an inaccessible relationship complicated further by sex. I've been unclear, though, as to whether the described trip to the mountain is supposed to be during the eruption, or whether being there is just a reminder of it - possibly like being around someone you slept with but couldn't be with, and being reminded of that heat. Maybe it's a little bit of both.
Regardless, beautiful imagery.